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Hynix Begins Mass Production of Chip

Updated Nov. 24, 2003 11:22 p.m. ET

South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc. said Tuesday it began mass producing 256 megabit double data rate dynamic-random-access-memory chips using a finer 0.11 micron processing technology. DRAM chips are most widely used in personal computers. A finer processing technology allows more chips to be produced out of a silicon wafer, thereby cutting production costs. The bulk of Hynix's memory chips were produced using 0.13 micron technology. "Ramp up began earlier this month on the upgraded line, enabling us to improve productivity by 40%," said Hynix spokesman Bang Min-Ho. Hynix, one of the world's largest...